Popular Post MrGlass Posted July 16, 2023 Popular Post Posted July 16, 2023 Paired with white coffee. Fairly dark and rough wrapper - certainly not the prettiest cigar I've ever had. Aroma at cold is barnyard, but quite sweet. Cold draw is perfect, just a little resistance and reinforcing that sweetness. Opening third: Cigar immediately opens with toasted tobacco drizzled with syrup. I can't remember the last time I had a cigar this sweet - it just coats your whole mouth. The draw has opened slightly and that resistance is gone. Halfway through the opening third, the syrup has transition to honey. It's still very sweet, but less sugary than the initial opening and very creamy. Middle third: Picking up slightly in intensity, but still medium bodied and producing heaps of smoke. Almonds starting to come through now with a slight bitterness, but still with tons of honey. Right in the middle of the cigar, it suddenly transitioned to lime zest with black pepper. The sweetness is still there, but it's really toned down and hiding in the background now and you have to look for it. Final third: Going into the final thirst it's predominantly citrus zest. The black pepper is around, but the intensity of this is completely dependent on how hard/fast you draw. That lingering sweetness from the first half is all but gone. Halfway through the final third, the zest disappears and we're suddenly back to almond/marzipan and the cigar is the creamiest it has ever been. Then as my fingers start to burn, it snaps back again to the lime zest and black pepper from the middle. Total smoke time: 1:25. Conclusion: What an absolutely brilliant little cigar this has been, and what a cracking way to spend a quiet Sunday morning. This cigar packed so much into its tiny format. I smoked this as slowly as I could and it rewarded me in spades for my patience. It was fantastic right up to the very end, and my biggest struggle was deciding when to finally put it down. 9
SCgarman Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 I am a medium paced smoker, but this cigar only lasts 40-45 minutes in duration. Interesting to see your almost 1 1/2 hour smoking time. It is a flavor bomb of a stick. The EML15 boxes are fantastic.
MrGlass Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 I was surprised at the smoke time length myself. I generally let the cigar dictate the pace it wants to be smoked at, finding that balance between keeping it lit, actually enjoying it and not getting harsh. I never felt like I was intentionally slowing myself down with this one - the pace just felt right, and the 1.5 hours passed before I realised it. There was only two touch-ups and a single relight required over the whole smoke. It was just a really well constructed cigar, and I hope the others from the box fair just as well.
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